Oncology teaching in undergraduate nursing at public institutions courses in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the occurrence of oncology teaching in undergraduate nursing curricula. Methods: descriptive study, which data was obtained from curriculum and from Pedagogical Course Projects available on the websites from Brazilian public institutions, between June and July 2020. Results: 143 undergraduate nursing courses were identified. From them, 132 nursing courses (corresponding to 89 education institutions) had available the curriculum and/or Pedagogical Course Projects. Only 7 (5.3%) of them had oncology as a mandatory subject, 4 of them in the Midwest Region. Only 35 (26.5%) had elective subject in Oncology, most of them in the Northeast (45.7%). Conclusions: on third of nursing courses at public institutions has Oncology subject in the curriculum, which is few considering the high incidence and mortality from cancer in the country. The findings contribute for discussions, in curricular accommodation, on the relevance of oncology teaching in nursing curricula.

摘要
研究目的：明确本科护理课程体系中肿瘤学（oncology）教学的开设现状。
研究方法：本研究为描述性研究，数据采集自2020年6月至7月巴西公立院校官网公开的课程大纲及教学计划文件。
研究结果：共纳入143个本科护理专业课程，其中132个护理课程（对应89所教育机构）公开了课程大纲及/或教学计划文件。仅7个课程（占比5.3%）将肿瘤学设为必修课程，其中4个位于中西部地区。仅35个课程（占比26.5%）开设肿瘤学选修课程，此类选修课程多分布于东北部地区（占比45.7%）。
研究结论：巴西公立院校中仅三分之一的护理课程开设了肿瘤学相关课程，结合该国癌症高发且死亡率居高的现状，该开课比例仍显不足。本研究结果可为课程设置调整中探讨肿瘤学教学在护理课程中的必要性提供学术参考。